One lesson I have learn about being a multi-millionaire….
DON’T EVER GET MARRIED.
I can only think of one exception to this. If you have to get married.. MARRY UP.
Of course, if you are in a socio-economic situation where getting married has economic benefits, that is a different conversation. But generally speaking, if you are wealthy, there is no reason to get married. While it is possible to get married to someone with comparable wealth, most of the time in realistic lives, there is almost always some degree of financial imbalance.
If you are already wealthy, there is no reason to put your asset in future potential disputes. You can have intimacy, love, or co-habitation without marriage in the 21st century. Entering into a marital contract with more wealth than the other party only put your entire relationship and life at a disadvantage.
Prenups are almost always challenged. While it is better to have one than not… it is also better not to need one. On the other hand, if you get married to a wealthier partner, given that he or she has what you want emotionally and physically, you will have the upper hand in all argument, fights, threat, and alternations as your partner has more to lose when the relationship falls apart.
I would not marry anyone for money, as I am financially independent. However, if a wealthy, hot, young woman finds me so attractive and wants to marry me and she has more money than me, I will have nothing to lose.
Alas, for a wealthy middle age man like myself, it is not realistic.
Sooner I accept this the better.